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Exploring the sexual world of the unemployed adolescent
Author(s) -
Buzwell Simone,
Rosenthal Doreen
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.2450050303
Subject(s) - human sexuality , psychology , condom , perception , developmental psychology , sexual behavior , demography , clinical psychology , social psychology , gender studies , medicine , sociology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , family medicine , neuroscience
Abstract Unemployed adolescents may be at substantial risk of the negative consequences of sexuality. This study investigated the sexual perceptions and practices of 125 unemployed adolescents. Gender, but not age, differences were found in sexual perceptions and practices. Overall, this sample was engaging in high levels of sexual activity with a low rate of condom use.